Pieskové lomy: čo to je a kde ich nájdete

Pieskový lom je piesková depresia, ktorá vzniká kopaním alebo ťažbou zeme. Lomy vo všeobecnosti vznikajú pri usadzovaní tvrdých nerastov, ako sú horniny, mramor, hlina, štrk, a ťažia sa pieskovce.

Kameňolom je typ otvorená jama môj, pretože je otvorená k zemskému povrchu. Často môžu byť hlboké niekoľko kilometrov.

Sand quarries are typically located near sources of sand, such as on the shores of rivers, jazier, or oceans, or in desert regions where sand dunes are found.

Agregátne je to, čo sa ťaží z lomu z hľadiska piesku, štrk, alebo drvený kameň. Betón a asfalt sa vyrábajú z kameniva, ktorý sa tiež používa v stavebníctve na stavbu pevných základov pre veci, ako sú diaľnice a železničné trate.

Najväčšie pieskové lomy na svete

1. Lom Thornton – Thornton, Illinois

Jeden z najväčších kamenolomov na svete, Thornton Quarry sa nachádza v lokalite Thornton, Illinois, južne od Chicaga. Lom má dĺžku 1.5 míľ (2.5 km), šírku 0.5 míľ (1 km), a dosahuje maximálnu hĺbku 450 nohy (137.16 m).

The Thornton Quarry has been in operation since the early 1900s and extracts high-quality limestone from an underground mine. The quarry produces a variety of products, including crushed stone, piesku, and gravel, which are used in construction, manufacturing, and other industries.

2. The Rock – Mount Airy, Severná Karolina

The Rock quarry, also known as the Mount Airy Quarry, is the world’s largest open-faced granite quarry, located in Mount Airy, Severná Karolina.

The Rock quarry is located in an area with a rich history of quarrying and has been in operation since the early 1900s. It extracts high-quality granite from the earth and processes it into a variety of products, including crushed stone, piesku, and gravel. Celková veľkosť ložiska žuly je okolo 11 km dlhý, 2 km široký, a 2.5 km hlboko. Koniec 60 akrov horniny lokality sú odkryté.

3. Rogers City Quarry – Rogers City, Michigan

Najväčší vápencový lom na svete prevádzkuje spoločnosť The Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company (tiež známy ako michiganský vápenec), a nachádza sa v blízkosti Rogers City, Michigan. V severovýchodnej oblasti Severného Michiganu, vedľa Alpeny a na juh od Rogers City, pozdĺž brehu Huronského jazera, sú ložiská vyťažené v lome.

The Rogers City Quarry is located on the shores of Lake Huron and has been in operation since the early 1900s. It extracts high-quality limestone from an underground mine and processes it into a variety of products, including crushed stone, piesku, and gravel. The quarry is a major supplier of construction materials in the Midwest region of the United States.

4. Glensada Sand Quarry – Loch Linnhe, Škótsko

The Glensanda sand quarry is a large quarry located on the shores of Loch Linnhe in Scotland. It is believed to be the largest sand quarry in Europe and has the capacity to produce up to 16 million tons of sand and gravel per year.

The Glensanda quarry is located in an area with a long history of quarrying, and has been in operation since the 1980s. It extracts sand and gravel from the bed of Loch Linnhe and transports it to customers by ship, using a purpose-built terminal and a fleet of specially designed vessels. The quarry also produces a variety of other construction materials, including crushed rock and asphalt.

Zoznam pozoruhodných lomov na celom svete

Austrália

Geologická lokalita lomu Bombo Headland
Kameňolom Boogardie
Či už, Západná Austrália
Piesočné duny Cronulla
Rezervácia flóry a fauny lomu Moorooduc
Komplex trachytových lomov Mount Gibraltar
Portland Cement Works okrsok
Prospect Hill (Nový Južný Wales)
Lom Seaham
Stathamov lom

Kanada

Butchart Gardens
Connollyho lom
Tehliarske závody Don Valley
French Fort Cove
Projekt Hammerstone
Mary’s Point
Miron Quarry
Queenston
Lom Walcott

Nemecko

Cotta Pieskovec
Labský pieskovec
Grillenburgský pieskovec
Pohorie Hohburg Hills
Kingshain Hills
Kriemhildenstuhl
mlynské lomy
Pieskovcová pošta
Reinhardtsdorfský pieskovec
Waldenecksee
Wunsiedelský mramor

Taliansko

Carrara

Kosovo

Staré Cikatovo
Horná Korrotica

Rusko

Rusko

Spojene kralovstvo

Potápačské centrum Capernwray
Kameňolom Dinorwick
Lom Dorothea
Lom Eccleston
National Divicg and Activity Centre
Lom Slickstones, Cromwell
Stoney Cove